Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
PLAUTUS
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Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
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Laws are subordinate to custom.
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Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.
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Courage is its own reward.
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Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them.
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Feast to-day makes fast to-morrow.
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Feast today makes fast tomorrow.
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Without feathers it isn’t easy to fly: my wings have got no feathers.
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In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
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He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own conduct.
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It is easier to begin well than to finish well.
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I’ve seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it.
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It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
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Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.
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If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.
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Never speak ill of an absent friend.
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